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This Banned Ingredient Is Still The Best Way To Fade Dark Spots, Say Dermatologists. Here's How To Use It Safely.

Like Britney Spears and Justin Bieber, there are plenty of skincare ingredients mired in controversy. Hydroquinone is one of them. Despite despite being one of the most proven skincare ingredients for ...
Rolling Out

6 skin lightening ingredients that won’t give you cancer

The skin lightening industry is filled with products containing ingredients that could literally kill you. Mercury, hydroquinone and other toxic chemicals promise brighter skin but deliver cancer, ...
Newsweek

Skin Lightening Warning as Cream Turns Woman’s Face Bluish-Brown

A woman's skin has turned a bizarre blue-brown color after using skin-lightening cream. This condition, known as exogenous ochronosis, had been affecting the 55-year-old patient for a year before she ...

Researchers challenge old mechanism behind skin discoloration from hydroquinone

Hydroquinone has long been used as the gold standard treatment for hyperpigmentation, yet despite its effectiveness, it has been associated with a severe adverse reaction known as exogenous ochronosis ...